rudypoochris

Dang - After seeing Jimmy's car I really can't decide. So beautiful!!!

I have a PDK dash and can't decide which route to go with the gauges. The two scenarios I am considering: 1. Auto Meter Phantom gauges in 5" and 2-5/8". Auto Meter is an obvious solution considering the amount of times their gauges have already been used and the gauge sizes. 2. Speedhut Revolution gauges in 4" and 2-5/8". The Speedhut is where it gets tricky. I think these gauges look better than the Auto Meters and some of them have the provision for including left and right turn signals over the speedo. Has anyone ever installed a 4" gauge in this dash? I think if I went this route I may need to make a custom bezel. Does anyone have success with that? I am open to other gauges ideas. Has anyone gone a route other than Auto Meter or Speedhut? Thanks! -CM

Indeed. That is very clean. I was originally thinking either a dark blue or a baby blue, but I am not sure how committed I am to that anymore.

Awesome this is still going on. Holy crap. Should of got commission. I have a gold set that has never been mounted. I am on the fence about keeping it or going with one of the gun metal styles. What color are people painting the car to go with gold?

Glad to see this is still going guys! Beautiful wheels.

Working on it... for years!

The offsets and the widths of the 16's are different. They are the same look, but entirely a different fit/size. I do believe there are 16x8's that should fit our cars, but I am not 100% on it.

Yes. Not custom for our cars though.

If you are interested in ordering these wheels please contact the North American Rota Representative at: kimcosmic@juno.com

I am all for the timers on cross walks. It is easy to implement and as a driver you can easily see it as well. 99% of the time it corresponds with the timing of the yellow light. As for the camera control... I think it could be great, but I always thought the larger risk (of a serious accident) came from people running lights when it is clearly red and cross traffic has already been going? 90% of the time I feel like people take forever to start moving when the light turns green (I think this might have to do with some automatics being snappy or slippy??). I would of never guessed that people trying to make a yellow would be causing a large risk.

Watanabe came up with the design as far as I can tell. The Rota's are copies of that design. Rota makes wheels in huge quantity, Watanabe probably doesn't make too many wheels in comparison (I am actually surprised now that they can make them for that little). Rota told me it was costing $40,000 or so per new set of molds to make the Rota RB-R's in the size/offset we wanted. I assume this cost comes from safety testing, designing the mold, and then actually making the mold. This is why the group buy required at minimum 25 buyers.

I would be interested in some pictures as well! I would of loved to get more width, but the front was really the limiting factor. Had to compromise as the tires started hitting the front frame rail and the TC rod at full lock. When talking about my MM coilovers, there is a lot of space in the rear IIRC... maybe an inch or an inch and a quarter to be gained. The front maybe 3/4"? This is all off memory. If people were willing to limit their steering angle (how significantly I am unsure), I don't think a 17x9.5" front and 17x10" rear would be out of the question while keeping the same front space. When I first chose the sizes and such, this just didn't seem to be where the majority of people were at. These wheels will fit with the stock suspension - no coilovers necessary. The suspension components (perch, spring, etc) themselves are not the limiting factor. Good luck!

Glad to hear this is still going and people are pleased! I am not on much anymore (check once every ~2 months), but if anyone has issues, just PM me and I should receive it. =]

Yes, haha. =]

If you are still interested in the wheels I would go ahead and resend your email, he may have just lost the message.

Your car looks lethal! =]

I would definitely advise getting it welded back together for multiple reasons. I was merely pointing out. Up to you!

You need to cut the fenders, you do not need to know how to weld. Learning how to weld can't hurt though! =]

The ZG flares require no welding... if you are willing to go that route.

That is kind of apples to oranges considering you are comparing a 17x9 -13 RB-R to a 17x8.5 +4 RB. They are not the same style of wheel, hence why they don't look good together. They simply aren't the same design. The 17x8.5" RB might be called an RB-R if they don't make both styles, but the center style on that wheel is the RB style not the RB-R style. It is a bit confusing, but the 17x9 you can see the center is more sunken in and does not have the curved spokes of the 17x8.5". That center is the RB-R center, the RB center curves outward affording more lip, but resulting in a different look/feeling. You would want a 17x9" RB and a 17x8.5" RB or a 17x9" RB-R and a 17x8.5" RB-R. In any case, looks good, enjoy!

To order a set email Kim at kimcosmic@juno.com Enjoy!

There was a 17x9 RB once upon a time. They probably do not make it anymore though.

Email him to order. You can ask him the price, I assume it is still the same. kimcosmic@juno.com

Just a heads up. A couple people were wondering if their local Rota dealer could distribute the wheels for them because Kim can be hard to communicate with. After speaking with Kim this will not be possible. The reason we enjoy such a low rate ($750 shipped) for these wheels is due to the fact that the Rota dealer network does not have access to these wheels. Normal Rota dealers cannot sell these wheels. I was presented with the option of either allowing the dealers to sell the wheels, which would raise their price to approximately $900 a set, or keeping the group buy as is. I decided to stick with the group buy as is. I think it is in the best interest of the community to save us all $150 a set despite the communication difficulties some have experienced. We are essentially getting the dealer price for these wheels, allowing dealers to buy these wheels would drive our price up to MSRP since Rota needs to protect their dealer network. Additionally these wheels are basically exclusive to HybridZ and its members. Apparently many dealers have been asking for these wheels but out of courtesy he has been giving us an exclusive this whole time because he wants to respect our custom design/sizing. Kim has really helped us out a lot with this. If you need any assistance communicating with Kim, I, as always, will be willing to assist you, just PM me. Do at least TRY first because I am in my last year of college studying engineering and I really don't have time to do anything. Thanks and enjoy! =]